No Married Men: Military Recruitment in Ghana

No married men is one of the goals of the Ghana Armed Forces. The organisation this month published a list of requirements for new recruits.

Other requirements: Must be between age 18 and 25 for non-tradesmen and 18-27 for tradesmen; not bounded; and have at least 6 credits at BECE* including Math and English plus 5 credits at SSSCE** including core Math and core English.

GAF is dealing with an "era of recruitment scams" in which would-be servicemen pay to enter the army without going through the system, although the army has repeatedly stated they do not employ middlemen or charge fees for recruitment. GAF is still working on improving their system, working with the West African Examination Council to detect fake certificates and otherwise protect their

recruitment process.

* Basic Education Certificate Examination (Ghana)
** Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (Ghana)